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slingback

slingback

3 6.9
A shoe for women with a strap around the back of the heel
  • noun
  • /ˈslɪŋbæk/
translation icon : zapato de tacón con tira
  • Rose looked down at the toes of her black patent-leather slingbacks, gleaming sullenly in the dim light.
  • slingback pump
  • slingback heels
  • satin slingbacks

Just popping on my little Coach shoulder bag and also my Gucci slingbacks.

Examples

  • She took the two-toned slingback shoes off her feet and crammed them into her bag.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Sometimes she wore jeans and t-shirts, but more often than not she wore dresses and slingback shoes or sandals.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The Gucci slingbacks which are new, I feel like these could be potential.

  • "I bought these two-tone slingbacks."

    Fiction book (1994)
  • They're these cute little slingback pumps, honey, they're so cute.

  • Hunt could see what the man was talking about when he glanced at the open-toed slingbacks they were wearing.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • One a white Bruno Magli sandal, the other a gold slingback with an open toe and narrow high heel.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • She has extended one of her shapely legs; a red slingback pump with a brass buckle dangles from her big toe.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • She chose to wear her favorite slingback sandals to the summer party, enjoying the open back as she danced.

  • The chic slingback shoes perfectly complemented her elegant dress at the wedding.

Synonyms

sling
vsslingback
2 5.5

A shoe with a strap at the back that leaves the heel open

is specific to women rather than being a general shoe

How Secure

ankle boot
2 2.5
pump
54 5.8
slingback
3 6.9
sandal
94 1.0
flip-flop
26 2.5

Surface Forms

slingback singular
slingbacks plural

Morphology

slingback = sling + back (semi-transparent) = sling + back

The components 'sling' and 'back' are clear, but the lexicalized specialized meaning 'a type of shoe with a strap around the heel' is a specific noun not fully predictable by all learners.

Etymology

Slingback comes from the simple words sling ('to hold' or 'support') and back ('the back of the heel'), giving a clear picture of a strap that holds something. So a slingback is a shoe with a strap that goes around the heel to keep the shoe on.